Patua Acquisition Project, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58319
- Capacity
- 58.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Geothermal
- Technology
- Geothermal, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Churchill, NV
- Operating Since
- 2013
- Generators
- 4
- Operator
- Patua Acquisition Company, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 133,529 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 26.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Nevada Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Patua Acquisition Project, LLC
OperatingGeothermalSolarHybrid
Ranked #7 of 27 Geothermal plants in NV#19 of 70 nationally
58.6 MW Geothermal (48 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (11 MW) operating in Churchill, NV — Nevada Power Company
EIAGEMWD
58.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Geothermal + Solar Photovoltaic
2013
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.5824, -119.0712
County
Churchill, NV
Nearby Plants
- New LahontanHydro4 MW · 13.2 km
- LahontanHydro1.8 MW · 13.3 km
- Soda Lake 3Geothermal26 MW · 19.5 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Patua Acquisition Company, LLC | Cyrq Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Patua Acquisition Company, LLC | Cyrq Energy [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Cyrq Energy [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The Patua Acquisition Project, LLC is a hybrid geothermal and solar photovoltaic power plant located in Churchill County, Nevada. The plant has a total capacity of 58.6 MW across 4 generators and began operating in 2013. The primary fuel source is geothermal (GEO). The plant is owned and operated by Patua Acquisition Company, LLC. It ranks as the 7th largest power plant out of 27 in Nevada, and 19th out of 70 geothermal plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. The latest available annual generation data indicates an output of 133,529 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 26.0%. The solar photovoltaic portion of the plant utilizes single-axis tracking technology. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, suggesting the plant's economics have been studied.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Nevada Power Company
Grid Voltage
120 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
12.8K MWh
Latest Month
133.5K MWh
Annual Generation
26.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$50.9/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$20.1/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.